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Fairground Surprise
Summary
Barney The Boat Dog
Fairground Surprise
by Linda Newbery
- Barney lives in a narrowboat with his owner, Jim. He loves cruising along the canals and rivers, meeting new people and having adventures.
- Barney The Boat Dog is a series of warm-hearted tales from classic author, Linda Newbery.
Jim's grandson, Freddie, is planning to buy a surprise birthday present for Jim at the spring fair. But when things go wrong and Freddie runs off, brave Barney knows that it's up to him to look after the little boy...
“Delightful, moving tales for youngsters.”
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Linda Newbery
Linda Newbery wrote her first novel during the summer holidays from her job as English teacher in a comprehensive school. Now a critically acclaimed full-time author, Linda has written over twenty novels, been shortlisted twice for the Carnegie Medal, and is the winner of a Silver Medal Nestle Children’s Book Prize and the Costa Children’s Book Award. Linda does much of her work in a writing hut in her garden but is often distracted by her own four cats ...
Visit www.lindanewbery.co.uk to find out more.
Press & Blog Reviews
This is a warm-hearted adventure in this lovely series. It is about fun, loyalty and friends and is ideal for newly-confident young readers.
Ed’s Reading Room
This is a warm-hearted adventure in this lovely series. It is about fun, loyalty and friends and is ideal for newly-confident young readers.
Familiesonline.co.uk
Extras
- Download Fairground Surprise activities from Ed's Reading Room
Do a word search, finish Ed's poem (written from Barney's point of view) and draw a picture of your favourite part of the story.
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